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Delaware group discusses child mental health needs
Delaware, particularly the southern part of the state, has a huge shortage of mental health professionals, experts told a study group est ...
15 years ago
Mayor Nutter helped raise Ackerman’s buyout money
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says he helped raise money to buy out the contract of school superintendent Arlene Ackerman. ...
15 years ago
Is it a crime? Nope, just business
“Is it a crime?” was the musical question Philadelphia School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman asked last week when she staged ...
15 years ago
Postal worker ambushed by paintball-gun wielding thugs in Germantown
A 50-year-old postal worker was working his route on the 500 block of Manheim St. in Germantown Saturday afternoon when three men armed w ...
15 years ago
Off year political ad attacks U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan
A hard-hitting TV ad attacking Delaware County Republican congressman Pat Meehan has prompted his campaign to ask TV stations not to air ...
15 years ago
New Jersey jumps higher in survey of business friendly states
A new study ranks New Jersey as one of the nation’s most friendly states for opening a new business. The study out of the Un ...
15 years ago
N.J. Assemblyman confirms resignation was result of wife’s racially-charged email to Carl Lewis
Why did N.J. Assemblyman Pat Delany resign last month? Apparently in response to an email his wife wrote to Carl Lewis’ camp ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to share content
Two of Pennsylvania’s newspapers have entered a content-sharing partnership to bring readers statewide coverage and special project ...
15 years ago
Fatal teen crash sparks review of New Jersey’s laws for young drivers
Assemblyman John Wisniewski of New Jersey is taking a look at the state’s Graduated Driver’s License law, which is supposed t ...
15 years ago
Lewes soup ministry selected for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
The winner was announced this morning. Narrowed down from a handful of finalists, Jusst Sooup Ministry in Lewes has been selected to appe ...
15 years ago
New Jersey to begin screening all newborns for congenital heart defects
Later this month, New Jersey will require all newborns to be screened for critical congenital heart defects. It’s one of only ...
15 years ago
Copper thief hits Chestnut Hill College
Chestnut Hill College is out $6000 after a burglary that took place between 3:30 p.m. August 12 and 6:45 p.m. August 15. A safe containi ...
15 years ago
Guilty verdict for former med school doctor accused of fraud
Closing arguments were heard today in the trial of a former Temple University School of Medicine doctor accused of submitting false bills ...
15 years ago
New N.J. law will remove laws containing demeaning references to women
In the early 20th century, laws like the one that listed “bastardy, rape, fornication or of having had carnal knowledge of an unmar ...
15 years ago
Montgomery County judge assumes lead at statewide organization
Elected last year by judges around the state, Montgomery County Judge Thomas DelRicci is now the president of the Pennsylvania Conference ...
15 years ago